Taxonomy Profile: Rhineuridae (Vanzolini 1951)

Rhineuridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
North American Worm Lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhineuridae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Amphisbaenia
Worm Lizards |
Amphisbaenians |
Family : Rhineuridae
North American Worm Lizards |
Rhineuridae Direct Children(s):
Rhineura
(Cope 1861)
Rhineuridae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Rhineuridae
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Rhineuridae
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (2020)
Acquired:
2020-07-23
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Rhineuridae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kearney, Maureen
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-08-01 / 2003-08-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Systematics of the Amphisbaenia (Lepidosauria: Squamata) based on morphological evidence from recent and fossil forms
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Monographs, vol. 17, no. 1
Page(s):
1-74
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0733-1347
Notes:
doi: 10.1655/0733-1347(2003)017[0001:SOTALB]2.0.CO;2
Reference for:
Rhineuridae
Rhineuridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhineuridae: Comments